"In all lines of our work there is need of greater earnestness. Time is passing. God's servants are to be “not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord.” People need the truth, and by earnest, faithful effort it is to be communicated to them. Souls are to be sought for, prayed for, labored for. Earnest appeals are to be made. Fervent prayers are to be offered. Our tame, spiritless petitions are to be changed into petitions of intense earnestness. God's word declares: The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” 7T 12.1"
"Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;"
The EGW passage directly quotes Romans 12:11.
"***** The world is our field of missionary toil, and we are to go forth to labor surrounded with the atmosphere of Gethsemane and Calvary. 7T 12.2"
"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:"
Both passages relate to missionary work and the sacrifice involved. Gethsemane and Calvary represent the suffering and sacrifice that should motivate missionary work, echoing the call to 'teach all nations'.